Introduction

Welcome to the Monero syllabus! Monero starts with many of the same principles of Bitcoin and takes privacy and decentralization further. However, unlike many projects, Monero is not based on Bitcoin’s code. It was instead forked from CryptoNote, which was created in early 2014.

As the internet becomes more cloud-based, we find our data often ending up in the hands of others. For example, your search history being used to help companies sell you targeted products.

Luckily, we have companies like DuckDuckGo that help you take back your privacy. Monero does the same, because Bitcoin and other protocols pose a similar threat to privacy: what if your family, friends and government could trace all of your transactions? Monero aims to solve this problem by creating a protocol based specifically, on privacy and security.

5 Curated Resources

Every cryptocurrency has a detailed document explaining what it is and how it works, usually in full technical detail. This is the original CryptoNote white paper that has been annotated by the Monero Research Lab.